[1][4] During the 1990s, the FARC guerrilla used the park as a base camp, but has since waned as a result of the 2002 military campaign against the movement enacted by President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe.

Or the park can also be reached from the old Colombian police base located at 4000 meters above sea level which can be accessed by vehicle after passing through the Puracé's sulphur mines.

[6] Over 200 orchids[6] and nationally threatened species such as the Colombian Pine, Andean Oak, Wax palm tree are found in the park.

[7] Several mammals are found in the park: spectacled bear, mountain tapir, cougar, pudú[1][4] as well as the Andean condor that the San Diego Zoo helped to reintroduce in the 1990s.

[8] The park's area serves as an indigenous reservation for the Coconuco ethnic group, in the Pilimbalá sector, where the same community offers comfortable lodging and typical food.